The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and denied service connection for sleep apnea, while dismissing appeals related to bilateral knee disabilities and TDIU. The decision also remanded issues of anxiety, dementia, and a left ear (now bilateral) hearing loss rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in approximate balance with regard to showing that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss disability is etiologically related to in-service noise exposure, but there was no competent evidence indicating that the Veteran has had sleep apnea or objective signs of related disability during the pendency of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee disabilities, right ear hearing loss, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089432
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